A clip of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking away from his colony toward certain death in the distant mountains has gone viral—where did the footage come from, and what does the meme mean? A viral clip of ...

TikTok users spent much of 2025 complaining that memes had slipped into pure nonsense. Consequently, a growing crowd is pushing for a full cultural refresh, dubbed the Great Meme Reset of 2026, set to ...

On TikTok, some reckon that memes are less funny than they used to be, and have proposed drastic action. Hence, in 2026, TikTok memes are scheduled to change, wiping away the current slate of trends, ...

The "Chill Guy" anthropomorphic dog character appears to have debuted on social media in October 2023. Sporting a sweater, blue jeans and sneakers, the "Chill Guy" dog boasts a cool and calm demeanor ...

Internet culture is saturated with memes, but how would you explain a meme to someone who doesn’t get it? By Alexis Benveniste Memes didn’t start with the internet. Some linguists argue that humans ...

In the midst of an ongoing, whirlwind saga involving video games retailer GameStop, a Reddit forum known as r/WallStreetBets, and multiple hedge funds, one word has been on the tip of everyone's ...

Meme accounts like @dankrecovery and @brutalrecovery use dark humor to help those struggling with addiction. By Ivy Knight Timothy Kavanagh, 36, a recovering heroin addict and addictions counselor, ...

Titled, wryly, This Meme Does Not Exist, the tool is very simple: Select from one of dozens of popular memes and let the generator do the rest. Pick Dave Chappelle’s Tyrone Biggums’ Y’all Got Any More ...

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Science Diction is a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for our newsletter. An evolutionary biologist blended the ...

Brad Kim’s mother recently found Jesus, which is nice but a little bit of a problem for him. “I don’t know how to tell my mom, like, ‘I don’t think I can ever get religious, as long as I’m on the ...